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Achieving their own lives: The implementation of individiduaised funding for people with intellectual disability



Proceedings of the Third Annual Roundtable on Intellectual Disability Policy

Held on Friday 24 october, 2008

Edited by Professor Christine Bigby & Dr Chris Fyffe

ISBN 978 192 1377 600
Published by School of Social Work and Social Policy
LaTrobe University
Bundoora Vic. 3086
Australia
Created by Allardice Group
Blackburn Vic. 3130
Bigby, C., & Fyffe, C (2009).
Achieving their own lives: the implementation of individualised funding for people with intellectual disability
Proceedings of the Third Annual Roundtable On Intellectual Disability Policy.
Bundoora: LaTrobe University.

Contents

An Overview of Issues in the Implementation of Individualised Funding.
Professor Christine Bigby and Dr Chris Fyffe
Individualised funding: an international review of approaches, outcomes and challenges.
Professor Tim Stainton
Does individualised funding offer new opportunities or unacceptable risks? Australian case studies of people with an intellectual disability.
Dr Carmel Laragy
Individualised funding in the context of scarce resources and inaccessible housing markets.
Ilan Vizel
The journey towards inclusion and individualised funding – A case study of service reform.
Kevin Craig & Professor Errol Cocks
Problem Solving, people skills, and personalised arrangements. early results of research into individualised approaches for young adults receiving ‘futures’ funding at Scope.
Dr Erin Wilson, & Dr Robert Campain
Self Advocates views on individualised funding.
Reinforce with Dr Patsie Frawley
Self administration ad direct payments? self advocacy, circles, microboards ad brokers.
Dr Paul Ramcharan
Inclusion; Illusion or confusion.
Associate Professor Jayne Clapton
List of participants
First name Surname Representing
Estelle Fyffe annecto
Alma Adams  
Philippa Angley NDS
Christine Bigby La Trobe University
Michael Bink Scope
Adam Carrozza Annecto
Lesley Chenoweth Griffith University
Jayne Clapton Griffith University
Tim Clement La Trobe University
Errol Cocks Curtin University WA
David Craig Action for Community Living
Kevin Craig Inclusion Melbourne
Mandy Donley Support Partnerships & Service Development
Nila Edlin Yooralla
Liz Ellis annecto
John Entwistle NCID, South Australia
Mark Feigan La Trobe University, Politics program
Sarah Fordyce NDS
Patsie Frawley OPA
Chris Fyffe Grimwood Pty Ltd
Lesley Hall AFDO
Laurie Harkin Disability Services Commissioner
Diana Heggie Scope
Robert Hermanus Wesley Mission Melbourne
Wanda Iaconese Jewish Care
Tristan King Melbourne City Mission
Carmel Laragy La Trobe University
Catherine McAlpine Down Syndrome Victoria
Elizabeth McGarry Association for Children with a disability
Karen McGraw Karden Disability Support Foundation
Ian Mclean Golden City Support Services
Peter Newsome St John of God ACCORD
Christine Owen DHS
Colleen Pearce Office of the Public Advocate
Sarah Pollock Wesley Mission Melbourne
Kerry Presser NDS
Paul Ramcharain RMIT University
Sanjib Roy Yooralla
Wendy Shanks Shepparton Access
Marsha Sheridan Yooralla
Claude Staulo St John of God ACCORD
Tim Stainton University of British Columbia
David Sykes Disability Services Commissioner
Deb Thurecht Melbourne City Mission
Natalie Tomas Office for Disability, Dept Planning & Community Development
Hellen Tranakis OSP Support Partnerships & Service Development
Ilan Vizel The University of Melbourne
Deb Watson Pinarc Support Services
Erin Wilson Deakin University
Mark Zentgraf Wesley Mission Melbourne



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